Compulsive hoarding is a mental disorder that is just beginning to be understood. As a hoarder, I have acquired things over the years with a specific purpose in mind at the time of the acquisition, used some of those items for their intended purposes, forgotten the goal for different objects, but now that I find that they have outlived their purpose in my life I am struggling to rid myself of those same things.

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Who's Who and What's What in Confession's Closet

**The Hubster is my wonderful husband, but that was probably pretty evident. We recently celebrated our 30th anniversary.**Bugster is our oldest daughter, 29, who got married Spring 2010.**Bubster is Bugster's 28 year old husband.

**Baby Bug is is our first grandchild. Bugster and Bubster's beautiful little girl.**Frank is Bubster's 20 year old brother.Bugster and Bubster raised him the first 6 years of their married life, starting at age 14, due to a lack of parental responsibility.**Calamity is, for lack of a better description, Bugster and Frank's mother. To get a better idea of Calamity and how the kids ended up with guardianship of Frank, click here.

**Hopper is our middle daughter, 25, who has severe developmental delays due to a chromosome rearrangement.**Scooter is our youngest daughter, 22, who also has severe developmental delays due to the same genetic condition as Hopper. To read a little about the genetics, click here.

About Me

I'm a woman in the midst of self-discovery. I realized recently I'm a hoarder, and I'm wanting to change that. In order to do so, I need to deal with things I've not dealt with in the past. Struggles we've had. Dreams that were lost. And such an immense love for my family that I tend to hold onto everything that reminds me of them. I'm learning to let go and let the memories be enough.